Once upon a time

On a winter day in 1942, 18-year-old Ruth Adrian and three girlfriends were spending the afternoon at the Fleishhacker Zoo in San Francisco. While riding the Eugene Friend Carousel they spied a group of sailors. It being less than two months after Pearl Harbor, there were probably lots of sailors in San Francisco waiting to…

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Happy Birthday, Margie

A week ago I received an email reminder from Jacquie Lawson online greeting cards that said, “You asked us to remind you that Margie has a birthday on Thursday, 17 December!” The reminder was unnecessary not only because Margie passed away more than four years ago, but also because her birthday is my birthday. I’ve never…

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Ghost Story

It’s that time again…time for long shadows and falling leaves. And ghost stories. So here’s mine. I’ve always been somewhat of a skeptic about matters supernatural, even though my grandmother  insisted that a “being” followed her home one night when she was a young girl living out in the country, and my mother was born…

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The Write Stuff

Thanks for visiting my new website and welcome to my new blog The Write Stuff. I’m not sure it should actually be called a blog, because the comment feature is not enabled, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to hear from you. If you’d like to tell me something or ask a question that…

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